سُوْرَةُ الْاَنْعَامِ
Surah Al-An'aam (6) — Ayah 162
قُلْ إِنَّ صَلَاتِى وَنُسُكِى وَمَحْيَاىَ وَمَمَاتِى لِلَّهِ رَبِّ ٱلْعَـٰلَمِينَ ﴿162﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
Say (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم): "Verily, my Salât (prayer), my sacrifice, my living, and my dying are for Allâh, the Lord of the ‘Âlamîn (mankind, jinn and all that exists).
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
قُلْ
qul
Say
إِنَّ
inna
Indeed
صَلَاتِى
ṣalātī
my prayer
وَنُسُكِى
wanusukī
and my rites of sacrifice
وَمَحْيَاىَ
wamaḥyāya
and my living
وَمَمَاتِى
wamamātī
and my dying
لِلَّهِ
lillahi
(are) for Allah
رَبِّ
rabbi
Lord
ٱلْعَـٰلَمِينَ
l-ʿālamīna
(of) the worlds
Tafsir al-Quran al-Karim — Hafiz Abdus Salam Bin Muhammad Bhutvi
Tafsir al-Quran al-Karim is a 4-volume Quran commentary by Hafiz Abdus Salam bin Muhammad Bhutvi, a renowned Salafi (Ahl al-Hadith) scholar and Sheikh ul-Hadith from Pakistan. Based on over 45 years of teaching and research, this tafsir follows the methodology of Tafsir bil-Ma'thur — interpreting the Quran through authentic Hadith, statements of the Companions, and the understanding of the early generations (Salaf). It is distinguished by its complete avoidance of Israeliyyat (Judeo-Christian narratives) and unverified reports. The tafsir is originally written in Urdu, translated to English by tohed.com.
The meaning of {قُلْ اِنَّ صَلَاتِيْ وَ نُسُكِيْ …… : ’’ اَلنُّسُكُ ‘‘} is worship; it also comes in the sense of slaughter, sacrifice, and Hajj, as He said: «وَ لِكُلِّ اُمَّةٍ جَعَلْنَا مَنْسَكًا لِّيَذْكُرُوا اسْمَ اللّٰهِ عَلٰى مَا رَزَقَهُمْ مِّنْۢ بَهِيْمَةِ الْاَنْعَامِ » [ الحج : ۳۴ ] "And for every nation We have appointed a sacrifice, that they may mention the name of Allah over the livestock He has given them." And Ibrahim (peace be upon him) prayed: «وَ اَرِنَا مَنَاسِكَنَا » [ البقرۃ : ۱۲۸] "And show us our rites (of worship or Hajj)." {’’ اَلصَّلاَةُ ‘‘} is a combination of worship of the heart, tongue, and all bodily limbs. {’’ مَحْيَايَ وَ مَمَاتِيْ ‘‘} can be both verbal nouns and adverbs of time, meaning the heart, tongue, and bodily worships of the polytheists and the Jews and Christians, such as standing, bowing, and prostration, all of these were for other than Allah; likewise, their sacrifices and the times of their lives and deaths were all devoted to them, though sometimes they would also include Allah. It is said, say to them clearly that all of this of mine is for Allah alone, He has no partner; this is what I have been commanded, and I am the first to submit and surrender myself to Allah alone and to make myself obedient to Him; my living and my dying are also for raising His word alone and for eradicating shirk with Him, until my death comes upon this.
